Volume 1, Chapter 44: Dying at the Hands of the Man Who Loved Her for a Lifetime

Qiuju slapped Fu Hao back to consciousness, leaving Fu Hao's lips trembling.

"Nine million silver dollars? You could kill me and I still wouldn't have it. Do whatever you want."

Qu Pan said with a disdainful tone, "I'll give you two choices. First, use your assets to pay off the debt. Second, split the Fu family's annual net income in half to pay off the debt, until the nine million silver dollars in principal and interest are fully covered."

"You..." Fu Hao was on the verge of a heart attack. "This is robbery!"

Qu Pan asked, "Have you ever seen a robber as reasonable as me?"

Qiuju immediately chimed in, "My eldest young lady is as kind as she is beautiful. She could have just robbed you, but instead she insists on winning you over with virtue. Of course, you don't have to agree to the terms offered to you, but refusing them has a different kind of resolution..."

A layer of scales emerged on my arm, gleaming with an eerie light. Thinking it was some kind of prank, I immediately reached out to tear them off. However, all I got in return was a wave of agony. The scales were embedded deep into my flesh, completely fused with my body and impossible to separate.

Running out of breath, Chen Jing approached his doorstep and looked up, only to realize that at some point, a lantern had been hung beneath the eaves of the courtyard wall, casting a bright glow all around.

Songyan City's new mayor, Hong Tian, actively reached out to shake Pan Hecheng's right hand. Pan Hecheng quickly responded with his right hand while simultaneously raising his left arm to affectionately support Hong Tian's right arm, appearing exceedingly cordial.

He had once listened to Hongjun's lectures at Purple Cloud Palace alongside the six sages of the primordial world, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Emperor Jun, Zhenyuanzi, and Kunpeng. Hongyun was naturally kind-hearted and had extremely vast friendships throughout the primordial world. At the same time, he was also considered the most unfortunate person in existence.

"Judging by your tone, ever since the Minkowski space, you've kept emphasizing that you used to be God. So, what is your relationship with this current God now?" The host sitting nearby asked me with great interest.

Counting the days, all the pots and pans at home needed to be replaced. Also, the window paper beside the kang leaked wind with a rustling sound every night, so that needed to be seen to as well.

After explaining everything at length, I finally managed to steady everyone's nerves and awaken them from the shock brought by the sudden appearance of both Heaven and the Underworld.

"Shopkeeper, we're here to pick up the goods." Before the voice even faded, a slightly plump man stepped into the shop, his voice booming and full of vigor.

Han Liang even wore a slightly excited expression, as if he had gained some insight, and went so far as to risk sticking one hand into the hurricane rift to feel the terrifying sweep of the wind tide.

Shen Yinghuan was a seventh-rank advanced spiritual master, and she was afraid that a single punch from Shen Yinghuan would send her off to see the King of Hell.

At first glance, this sentence sounded fine, but upon closer inspection, it somehow felt a bit uncomfortable.

"Alright, Sixth Young Master, if you don't look down on me, why call me uncle? We can even swear brotherhood," Guo Jia said with a sudden warmth in his heart, followed by an excited tone.

After being released from prison, he was essentially unmotivated, taking each day as it came, drifting along without grand ambitions. Yet his heart was full of love and he was easily satisfied, making him a carefree soul.

At the thought that the son she had raised through so much hardship was about to become a crowned adult, Zhao Ji still felt a wave of mixed emotion and excitement.

This clinic was no ordinary place; Old Ma was an unscrupulous, heartless doctor who had been expelled from a famous major hospital.

The moment Jiang Shuzhe's phone gave a "ding," he immediately brought the device back up to his eyes. Seeing that it was a WeChat message from Lin Xia, the corners of his lips curved slightly upward.

Having stayed behind Feng Zhibai and the others for a while, and through his observations over these past few days, he had arrived at a conclusion.

"It really isn't that I don't want to sell it to you all! It truly is a one-of-a-kind piece!" Feeling the murderous glares from everyone, Cao Pi explained with a helpless expression.

Terrified, Bai Jie screamed, suddenly remembering from television that if someone was stabbed, one shouldn't pull out the weapon in a hurry as it would cause massive bleeding. In a panic, she shoved the steel pipe right back in.

Perhaps the seed of rebellion that Zhang Ji had planted in the hearts of the Chu people wouldn't sprout immediately, but since it had already taken root, germination was only a matter of time.

It is no exaggeration to say that if they were struck by this claw, Qin Kun and Wu Shan would definitely be flattened into meat patties on the spot. After all, the strength of a peak Spirit King realm ferocious beast was simply not something humans could compare to, and the power of this single slap was something ordinary people could never withstand.

Furthermore, upon hearing Su Ruyi's angry shout, not only did one of the red-robed middle-aged men show no panic whatsoever, but he instead burst into wild laughter.

However, Chu Tian did not put these two mysterious porcelain bottles into his own storage ring. After all, even Chu Tian himself had not figured out the mystery behind these two blue and white porcelain bottles. Should any accident occur while they were stored in his ring, it would certainly not be what Chu Tian wanted to see.

Seeing these familiar yet unfamiliar figures, Bai Jinyin didn't know what to say. Should she say her luck was simply too terrible? How come she kept running into centaurs and their like lately?

She started drinking, but her tolerance for alcohol was clearly not very high. After just a few sips, she began to feel dizzy, failing to notice even when Sha Cai walked in through the door.

This time, there were no officials willing to offer desperate remonstrances as before. The previous lesson had taught them that such methods were ineffective against Yang Fan. Why risk their lives in vain only to earn a bad reputation?

However, the vast majority of the attacks couldn't even break through the gray-haired demon's defensive spiritual shield. Only a tiny fraction of the attacks truly posed a slight threat to him.

The people in the control room realized this, but it was already too late. From the moment they opened the information, the outcome had been sealed.

Yet the ethereal and wandering mist continued to swirl around the fruit tree inhabited by the foreign creatures. Its seemingly fragile yet panic-inducing instinct kept the ten teenagers, who had come to Sirius for trials, awake all night.

Judging by the fact that Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui hadn't specifically written roles for Sun Tingting, Zhu Zitong, and the others when drafting the script, all of them could sense that Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui didn't actually have a strong desire for them to participate in this parkour-themed movie spearheaded by the YRF team.

"How bold!" Unaware of the danger, Tianyou advanced with every step, his halberd pointing forward as he whipped up a roaring water dragon to sweep toward the blood mosquito opposite him.

Clearly, this half-man, half-bull creature didn't believe in Zhou Xian's abilities at all. He thought Zhou Xian was simply taking a foolish risk, believing it impossible to cure the mouse venom so easily because they had absolute faith in it as the ultimate toxin in the world, against which no one had ever succeeded.